What is another word for overrule?
1187 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˌə͡ʊvəɹˈuːl], [ ˌəʊvəɹˈuːl], [ ˌəʊ_v_ə_ɹ_ˈuː_l]
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Similar words for overrule:
- override (noun)
- overrule (noun)
- dominate (verb)
- govern (verb)
- invalidate (verb)
- neutralize (verb)
- predominate (verb)
- preponderate (verb)
- prevail (verb)
- quash (verb)
- reign (verb)
- reverse (verb)
- rule (verb)
- supersede (verb)
- sway (verb)
- other synonyms
- dominate
- other relevant words
- preponderate
- quash
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Overrule:
n.
• override (noun) • overrule (noun)v.
• dominate (verb)- hast ones way,
- sitting on top of,
- over-rule,
- hast one's way,
- rule roost,
- over shadowed,
- sate top of,
- hadst way,
- held sway over,
- running the show,
- Over-bearing,
- leads by the nose,
- super abounding,
- super abounded,
- has way,
- plays first fiddle,
- holding sway over,
- have way,
- hath way,
- hast upper hand,
- hath ones way,
- super-abounds,
- over bears,
- having one way,
- over born,
- overbore,
- out-shone,
- out shines,
- lays down the law,
- led by nose,
- hadst upper hand,
- haddest ones way,
- detracted from,
- sub-jugate,
- sat top of,
- leading by nose,
- over ruling,
- sit top of,
- over-shadowing,
- has upper hand,
- hast way,
- super-abounded,
- over shadowing,
- out shined,
- having ones way,
- runs the show,
- over-bears,
- over-bore,
- over borne,
- sits top of,
- over rule,
- leads by nose,
- had way,
- keeping under thumb,
- having way,
- over bear,
- keeps under thumb,
- over ruled,
- laying down the law,
- haddest one's way,
- hadst one way,
- hadst one's way,
- sub jugate,
- over-borne,
- running show,
- having upper hand,
- has one way,
- laying down law,
- super-abound,
- ran show,
- out-shined,
- hath upper hand,
- over shadow,
- kept under thumb,
- hadst ones way,
- run show,
- has one's way,
- lead by nose,
- prevailing over,
- over rules,
- hath one's way,
- holds sway over,
- had one way,
- had one's way,
- sitting top of,
- prevailed over,
- had upper hand,
- out-shine,
- out shining,
- played first fiddle,
- laid down law,
- lays down law,
- ran the show,
- out shine,
- haddest upper hand,
- haddest way,
- out-shining,
- over-born,
- has ones way,
- prevails over,
- have one way,
- over-shadowed,
- over-shadows,
- over bearing,
- detracts from,
- overborn,
- hast one way,
- sits on top of,
- leading by the nose,
- laid down the law,
- over-ruled,
- superabounds,
- lay down law,
- out shone,
- super abounds,
- superabounded,
- over-rules,
- playing first fiddle,
- having one's way,
- over-shadow,
- sat on top of,
- runs show,
- had ones way,
- sate on top of,
- haddest one way,
- over shadows,
- superabounding,
- hath one way,
- detracting from,
- super abound,
- over bore,
- out-shines,
- super-abounding,
- have ones way,
- over-ruling.
- being the drivers seat,
- pulls strings,
- wert the driver's seat,
- serves the people,
- were drivers seat,
- be the driver seat,
- exercised authority,
- are in power,
- art in the drivers seat,
- was in power,
- being driver seat,
- called the signals,
- art the drivers seat,
- over see,
- is in the driver seat,
- art in drivers seat,
- are in the driver seat,
- were the drivers seat,
- art in driver seat,
- holding dominion,
- was in driver's seat,
- being in the drivers seat,
- was in the driver seat,
- being drivers seat,
- was drivers seat,
- is in the driver's seat,
- were driver's seat,
- wast driver's seat,
- calling signals,
- being in power,
- art in driver's seat,
- pulled strings,
- was in the driver's seat,
- wast drivers seat,
- be the drivers seat,
- wast in the drivers seat,
- over-sees,
- art in the driver's seat,
- being in drivers seat,
- assuming command,
- was in the drivers seat,
- is in driver's seat,
- wert driver seat,
- was driver's seat,
- wert in drivers seat,
- is the driver's seat,
- be in drivers seat,
- being the driver's seat,
- am the drivers seat,
- were the driver seat,
- was power,
- holding office,
- am in driver seat,
- were in power,
- art the driver's seat,
- occupies throne,
- wast in the driver seat,
- were in drivers seat,
- being in the driver seat,
- over seen,
- am the driver's seat,
- are in the drivers seat,
- super-intending,
- wert driver's seat,
- art in power,
- holds dominion,
- assumed command,
- wearing the crown,
- am drivers seat,
- wast power,
- super intending,
- am in drivers seat,
- called signals,
- was the driver's seat,
- be in the driver seat,
- are power,
- over saw,
- are the driver seat,
- wearing crown,
- being the driver seat,
- art in the driver seat,
- was the driver seat,
- are in driver's seat,
- pulling strings,
- wear crown,
- calling the signals,
- wast the driver seat,
- wast in drivers seat,
- super vised,
- super-vised,
- were in driver's seat,
- super-intends,
- am driver seat,
- wert in the driver's seat,
- calls signals,
- super intended,
- be driver seat,
- over-see,
- assumes command,
- wast driver seat,
- call signals,
- is in the drivers seat,
- super intends,
- be driver's seat,
- is in driver seat,
- were in the driver's seat,
- served people,
- wert in the drivers seat,
- over sees,
- was in drivers seat,
- is driver's seat,
- being driver's seat,
- occupied throne,
- serving people,
- serves people,
- serving the people,
- wore crown,
- wast the driver's seat,
- being power,
- was the drivers seat,
- wast in driver's seat,
- are driver's seat,
- wast in power,
- wert drivers seat,
- is power,
- being in driver seat,
- calls the signals,
- be power,
- wast in driver seat,
- serve people,
- wert in driver's seat,
- be drivers seat,
- wert the driver seat,
- art power,
- pulling the strings,
- over-saw,
- wert in the driver seat,
- were power,
- super-intend,
- am power,
- over seeing,
- holds office,
- are driver seat,
- is driver seat,
- are in the driver's seat,
- is the driver seat,
- were driver seat,
- am the driver seat,
- wast the drivers seat,
- wears crown,
- were the driver's seat,
- served the people,
- be in the drivers seat,
- am in driver's seat,
- are in drivers seat,
- were in the driver seat,
- being in the driver's seat,
- wert power,
- being in driver's seat,
- wast in the driver's seat,
- wert in power,
- wert the drivers seat,
- over-seen,
- exercises authority,
- were in driver seat,
- are in driver seat,
- pulled the strings,
- super-vise,
- heading up,
- be the driver's seat,
- held dominion,
- is in power,
- be in driver seat,
- are drivers seat,
- super intend,
- are the driver's seat,
- was driver seat,
- occupying throne,
- is in drivers seat,
- is drivers seat,
- is the drivers seat,
- pulls the strings,
- are the drivers seat,
- am driver's seat,
- super-intended,
- art the driver seat,
- holds sway,
- held office,
- super vising,
- wert in driver seat,
- was in driver seat,
- were in the drivers seat,
- super vise.
- counter balances,
- over throwing,
- shot full of holes,
- dis annulling,
- un-does,
- in-validates,
- un-fit,
- un did,
- dis-qualified,
- in-validate,
- blowing sky-high,
- dis annul,
- dis credits,
- circumducted,
- blew skyhigh,
- un-fitted,
- un fitting,
- over throws,
- dis qualifying,
- dis annuls,
- xouts,
- x outing,
- counter acted,
- un-fits,
- dis-annul,
- shoot full holes,
- dis credited,
- shoots full of holes,
- circumducting,
- dis-qualify,
- counter balancing,
- in validates,
- counter-acting,
- dis-annulling,
- un doing,
- xout,
- blowing sky high,
- in validated,
- un-fitting,
- over-thrown,
- counter acts,
- counter balanced,
- counter act,
- dis-credit,
- under mined,
- dis-credited,
- x outed,
- shoots full holes,
- xouted,
- dis qualified,
- counter-acts,
- dis qualifies,
- shot full holes,
- shooting full of holes,
- disannulled,
- over-throw,
- x-outing,
- blew sky-high,
- x-outs,
- dis-credits,
- under-mining,
- un fits,
- blow skyhigh,
- x outs,
- dis-qualifying,
- un-did,
- counter-balancing,
- counter acting,
- circumducts,
- under mining,
- dis qualify,
- over-throwing,
- dis credit,
- over throw,
- blows sky-high,
- counter balance,
- un-doing,
- blowing skyhigh,
- dis-crediting,
- over thrown,
- un done,
- in-validated,
- dis annulled,
- over-throws,
- un fitted,
- dis crediting,
- disannulling,
- counter-act,
- dis-qualifies,
- un does,
- blows sky high,
- dis-annulled,
- dis-annuls,
- counter-acted,
- disannuls,
- in validate,
- counter-balanced,
- nixed,
- shooting full holes,
- xouting,
- under-mined,
- blows skyhigh,
- x-outed,
- in validating,
- in-validating,
- blew sky high.
- counter vailed,
- counter-vailing,
- re dresses,
- over-ridden,
- over-riding,
- sub-dues,
- over-rides,
- compensates for,
- counter poised,
- counter-poises,
- over come,
- re-dressed,
- re-dressing,
- over ride,
- counter-poised,
- sub due,
- over rides,
- counter-vail,
- re-dress,
- counter poises,
- counter vail,
- over riding,
- counter vails,
- re-dresses,
- counter checks,
- de-feat,
- over-comes,
- counter poise,
- counter-checking,
- over-rode,
- counter-vailed,
- over-coming,
- de feat,
- re dress,
- over ridden,
- over coming,
- sub-due,
- sub dues,
- counter-poising,
- counter-vails,
- counter-check,
- counter-checked,
- over comes,
- counter checked,
- re dressing,
- counter poising,
- over rode,
- counter-poise,
- counter checking,
- counter-checks,
- Counterchecked,
- counter check,
- de feats,
- de-feats,
- counter vailing.
- got upper hand,
- gat upper hand,
- pre dominates,
- pre-dominate,
- gat the upper hand,
- pre dominate,
- gets the upper hand,
- pre dominating,
- pre-dominating,
- out weighs,
- got the upper hand,
- gotten the upper hand,
- out-weighed,
- out weighing,
- pre dominated,
- out weighed,
- getting the upper hand,
- getting upper hand,
- gets upper hand,
- gotten upper hand,
- out-weighs,
- out-weigh,
- pre-dominates,
- pre-dominated,
- out-weighing.
- be sting,
- be-sting,
- am widespread,
- wast widespread,
- are current,
- exists generally,
- coming out on top,
- art common,
- gotten there,
- moves out,
- wert prevalent,
- wast common,
- hits pay dirt,
- was widespread,
- was common,
- pre vails,
- wert usual,
- went places,
- got there,
- are common,
- came out on top,
- am usual,
- were prevalent,
- goes places,
- art victorious,
- am victorious,
- am prevalent,
- going great guns,
- is current,
- are usual,
- are widespread,
- pre vailed,
- am current,
- being common,
- goes great guns,
- were usual,
- pre-vails,
- art widespread,
- lucking out,
- come out top,
- comes out top,
- are victorious,
- was prevalent,
- is usual,
- is common,
- pre-vail,
- pre-vailed,
- being current,
- art prevalent,
- wert widespread,
- went great guns,
- wert current,
- wast usual,
- pre vail,
- pre-vailing,
- coming out top,
- wast current,
- was current,
- comes out on top,
- were victorious,
- art usual,
- lucks out,
- making it,
- were widespread,
- were common,
- are prevalent,
- existed generally,
- is widespread,
- wert victorious,
- makes it,
- gat there,
- hitting pay dirt,
- wast victorious,
- wast prevalent,
- being usual,
- am common,
- gets there,
- was usual,
- came out top,
- existing generally,
- art current,
- wert common,
- is prevalent,
- moving out,
- being victorious,
- were current,
- pre vailing,
- being prevalent,
- getting there.
- declares null and void,
- re peals,
- putting damper on,
- dis-charges,
- dis solve,
- dis charge,
- declaring null void,
- dis-solving,
- dis solved,
- dis charges,
- dis-charging,
- clamping down on,
- puts damper on,
- re peal,
- dis-charge,
- dis charging,
- cracked down on,
- re pealed,
- re pealing,
- clamped down on,
- declare null void,
- declaring null and void,
- dis-solved,
- watergated,
- dis-solves,
- corks up,
- watergating,
- puts the lid on,
- declares null void,
- cracks down on,
- dis solving,
- sets aside,
- dis-charged,
- re-pealed,
- dis-solve,
- dis solves,
- re-peals,
- putting lid on,
- watergates,
- declared null void,
- dis charged,
- clamps down on.
- art supreme,
- was supreme,
- holds power,
- held power,
- am supreme,
- are supreme,
- were supreme,
- wert supreme,
- is supreme,
- runs things,
- ran things,
- wast supreme,
- being supreme.
- flip flopping,
- dis mantle,
- re versing,
- dis mantles,
- up-set,
- re-versing,
- re versed,
- over-turn,
- turning tables,
- up sets,
- oversets,
- re-versed,
- re-call,
- turns the tables,
- over turns,
- re calls,
- dis-mantles,
- up-sets,
- up setting,
- turns around,
- re-tracts,
- re-called,
- turned tables,
- turns tables,
- dis-mantling,
- turning the tables,
- over-setting,
- over sets,
- turn tables,
- re calling,
- Oversetting,
- flip flopped,
- re-tract,
- flipflopped,
- re verse,
- up-setting,
- re-verse,
- re-calling,
- over turning,
- over-sets,
- over setting,
- re-calls,
- flipflopping,
- over-turning,
- re tract,
- over-set,
- dis mantled,
- dis-mantle,
- re tracts,
- flip-flopped,
- dis-mantled,
- dis mantling.
- cracks the whip,
- keeping under one's thumb,
- pre-siding,
- de-crees,
- holds reins,
- pre-sides,
- keeping under ones thumb,
- de crees,
- de-cree,
- takes over,
- is authority,
- were authority,
- de-creed,
- kept under one thumb,
- keeping under one thumb,
- re strain,
- cracking whip,
- keep under ones thumb,
- keeps under ones thumb,
- kept under one's thumb,
- held the reins,
- pre siding,
- am in authority,
- kept under ones thumb,
- took over,
- holding reins,
- pre-sided,
- cracked the whip,
- pre side,
- were in authority,
- re-strains,
- pre sided,
- de cree,
- re strained,
- crack whip,
- holds the reins,
- be authority,
- re-straining,
- re-strain,
- cracks whip,
- am authority,
- are authority,
- art in authority,
- was authority,
- wert authority,
- re strains,
- art authority,
- was in authority,
- being in authority,
- re straining,
- held reins,
- wast authority,
- is in authority,
- pre-side,
- cracking the whip,
- wert in authority,
- being authority,
- de creed,
- hold reins,
- wast in authority,
- keeps under one thumb,
- keep under one thumb,
- cracked whip,
- pre sides,
- keeps under one's thumb,
- re-strained,
- are in authority.
- dis carded,
- out-places,
- dis placed,
- out mode,
- dis-carding,
- dis-placing,
- dis cards,
- dis-places,
- re-placed,
- dis card,
- out-modes,
- re place,
- de sert,
- dis-cards,
- dis places,
- out-place,
- out placing,
- out-placed,
- de-sert,
- outplaces,
- dis-carded,
- re-moving,
- re move,
- dis-card,
- re-places,
- outplacing,
- out-mode,
- re placing,
- dis-place,
- outplaced,
- re-move,
- out modes,
- dis carding,
- re moving,
- re places,
- dis placing,
- out places,
- re moved,
- dis-placed,
- dis place,
- out place,
- outmodes,
- outmoding,
- re placed,
- re-moves,
- out placed,
- out-placing.
- twist one arm,
- dis posed,
- twists ones arm,
- pre disposes,
- works on,
- in-spiring,
- twisted one arm,
- turning ones head,
- in-spired,
- in-spire,
- twisting one's arm,
- softened up,
- puts across,
- turned one's head,
- turned one head,
- twisting ones arm,
- twisting one arm,
- dis posing,
- in cline,
- ruling over,
- dis pose,
- turning one's head,
- in-cline,
- twists arm,
- pre-disposes,
- pre-dispose,
- wrought on,
- sucking in,
- turn ones head,
- turns ones head,
- twist ones arm,
- turned ones head,
- in spire,
- twists one arm,
- pre disposing,
- sucks in,
- twisting arm,
- impacted on,
- turned head,
- turning one head,
- in spires,
- dis-posing,
- in-spires,
- turns one's head,
- rules over,
- turning head,
- in duces,
- twisted ones arm,
- twisted arm,
- pre-disposed,
- turn head,
- in clines,
- in spiring,
- dis-pose,
- softening up,
- turn one head,
- twisted one's arm,
- turns one head,
- softens up,
- in spired,
- impacts on,
- in-duces,
- putting across,
- impacting on,
- twists one's arm,
- dis-posed,
- pre dispose,
- turns head,
- in-duce,
- in duce,
- in-clines.
Other synonyms:
• dominate- call shots,
- have one's way,
- Subjected,
- overborne,
- play first fiddle,
- prevail over,
- lay down the law,
- preponderate,
- run the show,
- lead by the nose,
- sit on top of,
- overbear,
- keep under thumb,
- hold sway over,
- Subjecting,
- overbears,
- Superabound,
- Tyrannized,
- have upper hand,
- detract from,
- led by the nose,
- over-bear.
- taking over,
- be in driver's seat,
- be common,
- governed,
- turn the tables,
- be widespread,
- be prevalent,
- supersede,
- outmode,
- assume command,
- turning around,
- be in power,
- piloting,
- pull strings,
- unfits,
- Piloted,
- unfitted,
- sway,
- neutralize,
- over set,
- Counterpoising,
- hold the reins,
- moved out,
- over turn,
- be current,
- Counterchecking,
- Helming,
- worked on,
- predominate,
- pull the strings,
- serve the people,
- shoot full of holes,
- held sway,
- come out on top,
- take over,
- Negatived,
- be victorious,
- blow sky-high,
- go great guns,
- head up,
- hold power,
- helm,
- reign,
- win over,
- counter-balance,
- occupy throne,
- compensate for,
- exist generally,
- wore the crown,
- keep under one's thumb,
- nixing,
- be usual,
- prevailing,
- luck out,
- is victorious,
- sucked in,
- turned the tables,
- captaining,
- twist one's arm,
- out weigh,
- counterchecks,
- predominates,
- heads up,
- lucked out,
- move out,
- made it,
- Helmed,
- countercheck,
- soften up,
- governs,
- working on,
- exercise authority,
- crack the whip,
- hold sway,
- call the signals,
- run things,
- being widespread,
- prevail,
- prevails,
- be supreme,
- was victorious,
- get the upper hand,
- holding the reins,
- going places,
- go places,
- exercising authority,
- turn around,
- turn one's head,
- headed up,
- counterpoised,
- unfitting,
- flip-flopping,
- impact on,
- turned around,
- blow sky high,
- captained,
- hit pay dirt,
- rule,
- get there,
- holding sway,
- be in authority,
- running things,
- make it,
- Negativing,
- work on,
- Reversing,
- rule over,
- govern,
- Circumduct,
- invalidate,
- get upper hand,
- Overset,
- twist arm,
- hold office,
- compensating for,
- dominate,
- ruled over,
- wears the crown,
- holding power,
- outplace,
- reverse,
- counter-balances,
- put across,
- up set,
- be in the driver's seat,
- hold dominion,
- wear the crown,
- compensated for,
- oversees,
- over-ride,
- suck in,
- Disannul.
- clamp down on,
- cork up,
- put lid on,
- put the lid on,
- setting aside,
- crack down on,
- corking up,
- cracking down on,
- put damper on,
- watergate,
- declare null and void,
- Quashed,
- corked up,
- declared null and void.
- disestablish,
- obtain,
- repeal,
- dismiss,
- Disaffirm,
- hold one's own,
- do away with,
- turn down,
- destroy,
- domain,
- drop dead,
- write off,
- withdraw,
- bear reign,
- discharge,
- government,
- give way,
- abolish,
- dissolution,
- nullify,
- distribution,
- repudiate,
- dismissal,
- change by reversal,
- vote out,
- dominance,
- overawe,
- dominion,
- set,
- fracture,
- keep under,
- dissolve,
- recall,
- Disendow,
- lift,
- subvert,
- severity,
- possession,
- rupture,
- tear,
- annul,
- tip over,
- domination,
- revolutionise,
- outweigh,
- trump,
- rule against,
- make void,
- renege,
- avoid,
- bowl over,
- authority,
- void,
- abrogate,
- denial,
- deconsecrate,
- reject,
- revolutionize,
- take the lead,
- throw out,
- intervene,
- renegue,
- boss,
- break,
- invert,
- retract,
- governance,
- recant,
- wield the scepter,
- disallow,
- kingdom,
- countermand,
- veto,
- suspend,
- throw down,
- declare invalid,
- vacate,
- renounce,
- tump over,
- discard,
- break off,
- abandon,
- quash,
- negate,
- refute,
- dispensation,
- liberty,
- waive,
- rescind,
- revoke,
- turn over,
- neutralise,
- knock over,
- strike down,
- power,
- rule the roost,
- allotment,
- command,
- undo,
- bring down,
- Abolitionize,
- upset,
- overshadow,
- lord it over,
- counterorder.
How to use "Overrule" in context?
In law, the term "overrule" means the power of a court to set aside or change the decision of an inferior court. This power is usually used when the superior court has a stronger legal argument or when the decision of the inferior court is clearly wrong.
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reject.
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Independent
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abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, bypass, cancel, circumvent, contradict, deny, disable, displace, disprove, disregard, flout, ignore, invalidate, lift, negate, nullify, outstrip, outweigh, overlook, overstep, overthrow, quash, rebut, refute, remove, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, supersede, suspend, terminate, topple, undo, vacate, veto, void, waive, withdraw.
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